BS 6346 Cables  
BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables,1900/3300V

BS 6346 Cables

BS 6346 PVC Insulated Cables, 600/1000V

     Two-core 600/1000V cables with stranded copper conductors

Application

These power and control cables are used for electricity supply in low voltage installation system. They are well adapted to underground use in industrial applications where chemical and mechanical protections are needed (refinery areas, chemical plant...).

Construction

Conductor Solid Aluminum or Copper conductor, round stranded or shaped, Class 2 to BS 6460, IEC 60228.
Insulation PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride) type TI1
Colour Code 1 Core : Brown
2 Cores: Brown or Blue 3 Cores: Brown, Black, Grey 4 Cores: Blue, Brown, Black, Grey 5 Cores: Green-yellow, Blue, Brown, Black, Grey,Above 5 Cores: White Cores with black numbers
Filler(optional) PVC or Polypropylene yarn
Binder Tape(optional) Polyester (Mylar) tape
Inner Sheath/ Bedding PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Armour Single Core: AWA (Aluminum WireArmour)           Multi Core: SWA (Steel Wire or Tape Armour)
Outer Sheath PVC(Polyvinyl Chloride), type TM1
Technical Information
Voltage rating 600/1000V
Temperature rating
-20°C to +60°C
Bending radius
Single core: 10 x overall diameter
                         Multicores: 8 x overall diameter
Flame retardant IEC60332 part 1, BS4066 part 1

Two-core 600/1000V cables with stranded copper conductors

Nominal cross-sectional area

Number/wire

Nominal insulation thickness

Nominal bedding
thickness

Nominal wire armor dia.

Nominal sheath thickness

Approx. overalldiameter

Approx.cable weight

extruded bedding

taped
bedding

mm²

No./mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/mm

2x1.5

7/0.53

0.6

0.8

0.9

1.4

12.3

-

270

2x2.5

7/0.67

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.4

13.6

-

350

2x4

7/0.85

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.4

15.1

-

470

2x6

7/1.04

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.5

16.5

-

580

2x10

7/1.35

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

20.1

-

840

2x16

7/1.70

1.0

0.8

1.25

1.6

21.9

21.9

990

2x25

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

26.7

26.3

1480

2x25*

7/2.14

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.7

23.0

22.6

1480

2x35

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

29.2

28.8

1770

2x35*

19/1.53

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

24.8

24.4

1770

2x50*

19/1.78

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

27.8

27.4

1900

2x70*

19/2.14

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.9

30.4

30.0

2430

2x95*

19/2.52

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.1

35.5

34.7

2970

2x120*

37/2.03

1.6

1.2

2.0

2.2

38.0

37.2

3970

2x150*

37/2.25

1.8

1.2

2.0

2.3

41.3

40.5

4700

2x185*

37/2.52

2.0

1.4

2.5

2.4

46.4

45.2

5990

2x240*

61/2.25

2.2

1.4

2.5

2.5

51.2

50.0

7420

2x300*

61/2.52

2.4

1.6

2.5

2.7

56.4

54.8

8950

2x400*

61/2.85

2.6

1.6

2.5

2.9

61.9

60.3

11030